BSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Academic Year 2017/18

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Programme Title

BSc Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Final Award
(exit route if applicable for Postgraduate Taught Programmes)

Bachelor of Science

Programme Code

CQC-BSC-PB

UCAS Code

N/A

JACS Code

B210 (DESCR) 100

Criteria for Admissions

This programme is restricted to students who have completed the Foundation Year of study for this programme in China Medical University Queen’s University Belfast Joint College (CQC), delivered at China Medical University in Shenyang, China.

International qualifications
For information on international qualification equivalents, please click on 'Your Country' in the International Students website (www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/).

For students whose first language is not English
An IELTS score of 5.5 or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs

REGULATION INFORMATION

Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations (Please see General Regulations)

None

Programme Specific Regulations

Progression policy:

This programme follows the General Regulations University Calendar for Undergraduate Students.

NB: Students are not normally permitted more than one repeat year at any level, or 3 resit attempts at any module. Students requiring a second repeat year or failing any module after 3 resit attempts will normally be withdrawn by the School.

English Language Requirement
No student with an IELTS score less than 6.0 (or equivalent in an English language test recognised by QUB), with a minimum score of 5.5 in the four elements of the test may progress to Level 2.

Students with protected characteristics

N/A

Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations

(Please see General Regulations)

No

EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF PROGRAMME

On completion of the programme the student will be able to:

• Develop their interest in, and understanding of, the pharmaceutical biotechnology and science by following a high-quality educational curriculum

• Understand the key scientific issues required for a successful career in biotechnology industries

• Be equipped with the necessary skills and experience to be life-long learners

• Demonstrate a strong knowledge base of biological and conventional therapies, and how they act

• Carry out research in pharmaceutical biotechnology

• Demonstrate an understanding of regulatory environment in pharmaceutical biotechnology

• Workshops and lectures in scientific literature searching, how to effectively prepare a critique, critically evaluating the scientific literature and use of reference management software
• Undergraduate Research Project
• Lectures on emerging research topics at stage 3

Understand and know the principles of drug action, the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of medicinal substances and application of this knowledge to pharmaceutical product development

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

• Lectures supported by tutorials/workshops/practical classes in pharmaceutical physiology and principles of drug action, industrial pharmaceutics, and advanced drug delivery systems
• Final year research project